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<blockquote data-quote="OptimaJim" data-source="post: 7690984" data-attributes="member: 617123">J31Rob, I was with you every step of the way until you suggested charging them for a night or two before beating on them.&nbsp; While that is definitely better than never charging batteries, I would prefer folks fully-recharge their batteries as soon as they can after they get done beating on them.&nbsp; Whenever any battery is discharged below 12.4 volts and left sitting in that state, sulfation begins to diminish both capacity and performance.&nbsp; That makes a quality battery maintenance device an excellent investment for vehicles that don&#039;t see regular use or batteries that see heavy use.This is an especially important consideration for those who purchased batteries from companies who will void their warranty, if their battery is found to be discharged below a minimum voltage level, which can be as high as 12.5 volts!&nbsp; We didn&#039;t put exclusions like that in <a href="http://www.optimabatteries.com/_media/documents/Optima_Warranty.pdf" target="_blank">our warranty</a>, but maintaining proper voltage levels in all batteries will help improve performance and extend battery life.Jim McIlvaineeCare Manager, OPTIMA Batteries, Inc.<a href="http://www.twitter.com/optimabatteries" target="_blank">Optima Batteries (@OptimaBatteries) on Twitter</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="OptimaJim, post: 7690984, member: 617123"] J31Rob, I was with you every step of the way until you suggested charging them for a night or two before beating on them. While that is definitely better than never charging batteries, I would prefer folks fully-recharge their batteries as soon as they can after they get done beating on them. Whenever any battery is discharged below 12.4 volts and left sitting in that state, sulfation begins to diminish both capacity and performance. That makes a quality battery maintenance device an excellent investment for vehicles that don't see regular use or batteries that see heavy use. This is an especially important consideration for those who purchased batteries from companies who will void their warranty, if their battery is found to be discharged below a minimum voltage level, which can be as high as 12.5 volts! We didn't put exclusions like that in [URL="http://www.optimabatteries.com/_media/documents/Optima_Warranty.pdf"]our warranty[/URL], but maintaining proper voltage levels in all batteries will help improve performance and extend battery life. Jim McIlvaine eCare Manager, OPTIMA Batteries, Inc. [URL="http://www.twitter.com/optimabatteries"]Optima Batteries (@OptimaBatteries) on Twitter[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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